Tarpon Sequence
Posted on February 20th, 2011
Carl Ball, of AWOL Fishing Guide in Key Biscayne, sent along a note: “Canon advertises that my camera can take about six frames per second. So this is what a tarpon can do in just over one second.”
Archive for February, 2011
Foot Power or Horsepower?
Posted on February 16th, 2011
The following is an actual email exchange between me and a friend who’s a recalcitrant surfcaster… SURF CASTER: Boats are for pussies. ME: Boats are an excellent choice when you’re where the fish aren’t. SURF CASTER: Why would you go where the fish aren’t in the 1st place? Don’t care if the propulsion comes from me and a paddle or an inline four-cylinder combustion engine. All things being equal, I’d rather die by the boat. You?
Biloxi Marsh Redfish
Posted on February 11th, 2011
A cool new video on chasing redfish in the Gulf post BP, from Amanda Switzer and Rise Fishing. Dig the soundtrack and black and white shooting. The angler on the bow is Hannah from Flyfishergirl.
How I'd Roll If I Moved Back To Florida
Posted on February 10th, 2011
I’d get one of these for the El Camino Some of the funds would go to the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.
Flash Forward
Posted on February 7th, 2011
I am not much of a trout fisherman but if I saw this again I’d feel compelled to act. It’s 10:30 at night and I have my back turned to my office window but I can hear the snow melt dripping off the roof. Soon it’s pitchers and catchers and then stalking the beach half frozen because you chose to believe an Internet post that the schoolies were in. Tomorrow, I’m going to use a wire cutter to clip the hook of an obsolescent fly back to the bend and tie it to the tippet I reeled in back in November and stand in the park down the street and cast. That, or I’m going to watch Tarpon again. Either way, it won’t be…
